Seca 515 - Manual (Page 6)

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3. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
3.1 Congratulations!
With the Medical Body Composition Analyzer seca 515/514 , you have just
purchased a highly precise and simultaneously robust weighing
instrument.
For more than 170 years, seca has used its experience in the service of
health care and, as a market leader, it has always set standards in many
countries of the world with innovative developments for weighing and
measuring.
3.2 Application
Medical Body Composition Analyzer seca 515/514 is mainly used in
hospitals, medical practices and inpatient care facilities in accordance
with national regulations. The
seca 515/514 device records weight, length
and bioelectric impedance measurements and derivable parameters for
automatic calculation, e.g. fat-free mass (FFM). The results are displayed
graphically and assist the attending physician with the following medical
aspects:
• Determining energy consumption and energy reserves as a basis for
nutrition advising
• Assessing metabolic activity and success for a training program e.g.
within the framework of rehabilitation or physiotherapy
• Determining the fluids status of a patient
• Determining the general state of health or, in the case of a previously
known disease, assessing the severity
The seca 515/514 is not a diagnostic device. To make an accurate
diagnosis, in addition to the results of the seca 515/514 , targeted
examinations have to be ordered by the physician and their results taken
into account.
3.3 Functional description
Calculating weight and height The device uses an electronic scale. The weight calculation is made
across 4 weighing cells. The height is calculated via manual entry or via
wireless transmission from a
seca 360° length measuring device.
Bioelectric impedance analysis The bioelectric impedance analysis is performed according to the 8-point
method. The flow of the low alternating current and the measurement of
the impedance are performed for each half of the body using a pair of foot
electrodes and three pairs of hand electrodes. The hand electrodes are
attached at different heights so that persons with a body size of between
1.60 m and 2.0 m can take up an optimal position on the device for a BIA
measurement.
Patient data management Patient data can be created directly on the device and saved on a PC
using the supplied software
seca analytics mBCA 115 . Alternatively, patient
data can also be saved on the USB memory stick provided. It is only
possible to edit patient data with the PC software
seca analytics mBCA 115 .